Frame for portable shelter and assembly

ABSTRACT

A portable shelter including a base, a collapsible support member that is projectable substantially diagonally upward and rearward from the portion of the base, a collapsible base support member that is projectable first diagonally downward to a bend and then forward from the portion of the base, and another collapsible support member or a spreader bar that is attachable to an end portion of the collapsible base support member, wherein the collapsible support member, the another collapsible support member or the spreader bar, and the collapsible base support member include a frame.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation application of co-pending U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 14/045,464, filed Oct. 3, 2013, which claimspriority to and the benefit thereof from U.S. provisional patentapplication No. 61/744,795, filed Oct. 4, 2012, titled “Frame forPortable Shelter and Assembly,” the entirety of these disclosures arehereby incorporated herein by reference. Application Ser. No. 14/045,464filed Oct. 3, 2013 is a continuation-in-part of and claims priority toU.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/385,965, filed Mar. 19, 2012, theentirety of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure relates generally to a portable shelter and morespecifically it relates to a collapsible portable fish house with a sidedoor.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

Currently, a collapsible portable fish house is known that has a frameand a canvas cover with a single opening for egress, located at thefront of the fish house. This arrangement is inconvenient, especiallywhen more than one fishermen share a fish house. In order to enter intoand exit from the fish house, a fisherman has to reach the front doorand unzip the door or flip the tent flap. This is difficult to performwithout stepping over his fellow fishermen, the fish holes cut into theice, or the fishing gear. Because of this problem, there is a need for anew and improved fish house that will allow multiple fishermen to enterand exit the fish house with ease and convenience.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

Accordingly, one aspect of the present disclosure provides a portableshelter which includes a base, a support bracket that is attachable tothe base, a first collapsible support member that is projectablesubstantially vertically upward from the support bracket, a secondcollapsible support member that is projectable substantially diagonallyupward and rearward from the support bracket, a collapsible base supportmember that is projectable first diagonally downward to a bend and thenforward from the support bracket, a third collapsible support memberthat is attachable to an end portion of the collapsible base supportmember, a first spreader bar that is configured to extend upward fromthe base to an end of the second collapsible support member, the endbeing distal to the support bracket, a second spreader bar that isconfigured to extend upward and forward from the end of the secondcollapsible support member to an end of the first collapsible supportmember that is distal to the support bracket, and a third spreader barthat is configured to extend downward and forward from the end of thefirst collapsible support member to an end of the third collapsiblesupport member that is distal to the collapsible base support member,wherein the first collapsible support member, the second collapsiblesupport member, the third collapsible support member, the basecollapsible support member, the first spreader bar, the second spreaderbar, and the third spreader bar include a frame. The first, second, orthird spreader bar may include a collapsible spreader bar.

The portable shelter may include a cover mounted on and over the frame.The cover may include a door formed into at least one side of the cover.The side door is capable of being opened and closed to allow entranceinto and egress from the portable shelter.

At least one of the collapsible support members and the spreader barsmay include a fastener. The fastener may include a push button, a pin, alock, a clip, a clamp, a bolt, or a screw.

The portable shelter may further include a wind flap that ispositionable over a bottom end of a door.

The portable shelter may include a window.

According another aspect of the present disclosure, a portable shelteris provided that includes a base, a collapsible support member that isprojectable substantially diagonally upward and rearward from theportion of the base, a collapsible base support member that isprojectable first diagonally downward to a bend and then forward fromthe portion of the base, and another collapsible support member or aspreader bar that is attachable to an end portion of the collapsiblebase support member, wherein the collapsible support member, thirdcollapsible support member or the spreader bar, and collapsible basesupport member comprise a frame.

The portable shelter includes a cover mounted on and over the frame.

The portable shelter includes a side door formed in a sidewall of thecover, the side door being capable of being opened and closed to allowentrance into and egress from the portable shelter.

The portable shelter may include a spreader bar that is configured toextend upward from the base to an end of the collapsible support member,the end being distal to the portion of the base. The portable sheltermay include a spreader bar that is configured to extend from the end ofthe collapsible support member.

The portable shelter may include a spreader bar that is configured toextend from the another collapsible support member.

The portable shelter may include a wind flap that is positionable over abottom portion of the side door.

According to a further aspect of the present disclosure, a method isprovided for manufacturing a portable shelter. The method includesproviding a base, attaching a collapsible support member to the base,the collapsible support member being configured to project substantiallydiagonally upward and rearward from the base when the portable shelteris erected, attaching a collapsible base support member to the base, thecollapsible base support member being configured to project firstdiagonally downward to a bend and then forward from the base, andattaching another collapsible support member or spreader bar to an endportion of the collapsible base support member, wherein the collapsiblesupport member, said another collapsible support member or spreader bar,and the collapsible base support member comprise a frame.

The method may include providing a spreader bar that may be positionedbetween end portions of a pair of collapsible support members.

The method may include placing a cover on and over the frame. The coverincludes a side door formed in a side wall of the cover to allowentrance into and egress from the portable shelter.

The method may further include attaching a further collapsible supportmember that is projectable substantially vertically upward from thebase.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a furtherunderstanding of the disclosure, are incorporated in and constitute apart of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure andtogether with the detailed description serve to explain the principlesof the disclosure. No attempt is made to show structural details of thedisclosure in more detail than may be necessary for a fundamentalunderstanding of the disclosure and the various ways in which it may bepracticed. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an example of a portable shelterwithout any covering, constructed according to the principles of thedisclosure.

FIG. 2 shows a side view of the portable shelter illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 shows a side view of the portable shelter illustrated in FIG. 1,including a cover.

FIG. 4 shows a side view of another example of portable shelter with asidewall portion of the cover removed.

FIG. 5 shows a side view of the portable shelter of FIG. 4 in asubstantially collapsed position without the cover.

FIG. 6 shows a front view of the portable shelter of FIG. 4 in asubstantially collapsed position without the cover.

FIG. 7 shows a detailed view of a collapsible support arm with anexample of a fastener.

FIG. 8 shows a detail view of a collapsible spreader bar with anotherexample of a fastener.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE

Some embodiments will be described in more detail with reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which the preferable embodiments of thepresent disclosure have been illustrated. However, the presentdisclosure can be implemented in various manners, and thus should not beconstrued to be limited to the embodiments disclosed herein. On thecontrary, these embodiments are provided for the thorough and completeunderstanding of the present disclosure, and completely conveying thescope of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art.

The terms “including,” “comprising” and variations thereof, as used inthis disclosure, mean “including, but not limited to,” unless expresslyspecified otherwise.

The terms “a,” “an,” and “the,” as used in this disclosure, means “oneor more”, unless expressly specified otherwise.

Devices that are in communication with each other need not be incontinuous communication with each other, unless expressly specifiedotherwise. In addition, devices that are in communication with eachother may communicate directly or indirectly through one or moreintermediaries.

Although process steps, method steps, or the like, may be described in asequential order, such processes and methods may be configured to workin alternate orders. In other words, any sequence or order of steps thatmay be described does not necessarily indicate a requirement that thesteps be performed in that order. The steps of the processes or methodsdescribed herein may be performed in any order practical. Further, somesteps may be performed simultaneously.

When a single device or article is described herein, it will be readilyapparent that more than one device or article may be used in place of asingle device or article. Similarly, where more than one device orarticle is described herein, it will be readily apparent that a singledevice or article may be used in place of the more than one device orarticle. The functionality or the features of a device may bealternatively embodied by one or more other devices which are notexplicitly described as having such functionality or features.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an example of a portable shelter 1Awithout a cover, which is constructed according to the principles of thedisclosure. The portable shelter 1A may be used as a portable fishinghouse, a camping shelter, a portable storage, or the like. The portableshelter 1A includes a base 200, a frame 2A, a pair of brackets 700 (700Aand 700B), and a cover 3A (not shown in FIG. 1). The portable shelter 1Amay further include a floor 4A. The floor 4A may include e.g., a tarp,an insulating material, a weatherproof material, and so on.

The base 200 has a front portion 220, a first side portion 230, a secondside portion 250, a back portion 240, and a floor portion 260. The base200 may be made of a material, such as, for example, plastic, metal,carbon-fiber, fiberglass, glass, cloth, foam, wood, or the like, or anycombination thereof.

The side portion 230 may include a plurality of openings 231, 232. Theside portion 230 may further include a slanted wall portion 235. Theopenings 231, 232 may be configured so that a user may move the portableshelter 1A by, for example, gripping a part of the side portion 230 bymeans of one or more of the openings 231, 232 and moving the base 200 toa desired location. Alternatively, the openings 231, 232 may be used tosecure, e.g., a pull-cord that may be attached to a vehicle (e.g., anall-terrain-vehicle (ATV), a boat, or the like) to pull the base 200.The openings 231, 232 may be additionally (or alternatively) used tohold objects (e.g., a fishing pole) or to allow objects to passthere-through (e.g., a hose) to connect equipment (e.g., a propaneheater) inside the base 200 to equipment (e.g., a propane tank) locatedoutside of the base 200, or simply outside of the base 200 (e.g., aheater exhaust output). The slanted wall portion 235 may assist inreducing drag, such as, e.g., when the base 200 is dragged by a user onsnow, on water, or the like.

The side portion 250 may include openings (not shown) similar toopenings 231 and/or 232. The side portion 250 may also include a slantedwall portion (not shown) similar to slanted wall portion 235.

The front portion 220 and the back portion 240 each include a side wallthat may include one or more openings, such as, e.g., openings similarto openings 231 and/or 232. The side walls may be substantiallyperpendicular to the floor portion 260, or offset by a predeterminedangle with respect to the floor portion 260, where the angle formed bythe planar surface of the side wall with respect to the planar surfaceof the floor portion 260 may be in the range of, e.g., about 90° toabout 135°. Alternatively, the angle may be less 90° than or greaterthan 135°, one of ordinary skill in the art will readily recognize.

The floor portion 260 may include one or more ribs 262, which mayfunction to increase strength and rigidity of the floor portion 260 andbase 200. The rib(s) 262 may also function to provide directionalcontrol of the base 200 such as, for example, when the base 200 isdragged by a user on snow or water.

The frame 2A includes a plurality of support members 300, 400, 500, 600,and a plurality of stretcher bars 12A, 12B, and 12C. The support members300, 400, 500, 600, may include a portion that is U-shaped. The supportmember 500 may include a bent portion and a U-shaped portion. Thesupport members 300, 400, 500, 600, may be telescopically adjustable soas to allow for adjustment in height of the frame 2A. The stretch bars12A, 12B, 12C, may each include a rod. The stretch (or spreader) bars12A, 12B, 12C may each include a support member fastener 12F, which maybe attached to or integrally formed with an end of the stretch bar. Oneor more of the stretch bars 12A, 12B, 12C may include a collapsiblestructure, such as, e.g., a two or more rod-members telescopicallyjoined together. The fastener 12F may include a U-shaped member, aC-shaped member, a bracket, a clamp, or the like, which may beconfigured to have a diameter slightly greater than the diameter of thesupport members 300, 400, 600. The fastener 12F may be pivotally orrotatably mounted and secured to a portion of the support member 300 (or400 or 600), allowing the spreader bar 12 to pivot or rotate about thepoint at which the fastener 12F is attached to the support member.

The brackets 700 may include a pair of opposing brackets 700A, 700B. Thebrackets 700A, 700B may include e.g., an L-shaped bracket, a U-shapedbracket, a C-shaped bracket, a plate, or the like. The brackets 700 maybe integrally formed with or in the base 200. The brackets 700 may bemade of the same material as or a different material than the base 200.The brackets 700 may form the structure to which a portion of the frame2A may be attached, including the support members 300, 400, 500. Thebrackets 700 may be affixed to the base 200 by means of fasteners, orthe brackets 700 may be integrally formed with the base 200. Thebrackets 700 may be affixed to or formed integrally atop of or(partially or entirely) within the base 200. The fasteners (not shown)may include, for example, push-buttons, adhesives, pins, bolts, screws,nuts, clips, clamps, rivets, hook-and-loops, tongue-and-groove, or thelike. The support members 300, 400, 500 may be anchored to, androtatable about the brackets 700.

The support members 300, 400 may be attached to an inner portion of eachof the brackets 700 and the support member 500 may be attached to anouter (or an inner) portion of each of the brackets 700. Alternatively,the support member 500 may be attached to an inner (or outer) portion ofeach of the brackets 700 and the support members 300, 400 may beattached to an outer portion of each of the brackets 700.

Each of the support members 300, 400, and 500 may include a horizontalportion 320, 420, 520, respectively, and a pair of telescoping andopposing side portions 340, 440, 540, respectively. The horizontalportion 520 may provide an anchor point for the pivotable U-shapedsupport member 600. The support member 600 may include a horizontalportion 620 and a pair of telescoping and opposing side portions 640.The side portions 640 may be rotatably attached to the horizontalportion 520 of the support member 500 by a pair of respective fasteners12F.

The stretcher bars 12A, 12B, and 12C may be disposed between thehorizontal portions 320, 420 of the support members 300, 400, and thehorizontal portion 620 of the support member 600, as shown in FIG. 1.Each of the stretcher bars 12A, 12B, and 12C includes a straight portionhaving opposing ends, each opposing end including a fastener 12F thatcan be removably positioned on the back portion 240 of the base 200 oron the horizontal portions 320, 420, 620 of the support members 300,400, 600, respectively, as mentioned above. The stretcher bar 12A mayinclude a rod-like end portion instead of the fastener 12F, which may beinserted through a hole provided in the back portion 240 of the base200.

The stretcher bars 12A, 12B, and 12C may be compressible and rotatablyattached to the collapsible support members 300, 400, and 600. Forexample, the stretcher bar 12A may be pivotally attached at one end(e.g., by means of the fastener 12F) to either the back portion 240 ofthe base 200 or to the horizontal portion 320 of the support bar 300;and the other end of the stretcher (or spreader) bar 12A may beremovably attachable to either the horizontal portion 320 or backportion 240, respectively, so as to allow the spreader bar 12A to bereadily detached from the base 240 (or horizontal portion 320), pivotedso that it rests in the same plane as the support bar 300 (or rests inthe base 200), and collapsible to allow the bar 12A to fit within thewidth of the base 200. The stretcher bar 12B may be pivotally fixed atone end to either the horizontal portion 320 of the support bar 300 orto the horizontal portion 420 of the support bar 400, and the other endmay be configured to be readily removal so as to allow the bar 12B to bepivoted into the same plane as the bar 300 (or 400). The stretcher bar12C may be pivotally fixed at one end to either the horizontal portion420 of the support bar 400 or to the horizontal portion 620 of thesupport bar 600, and the other end may be configured to be readilyremoval so as to allow the bard 12C to be pivoted into the same plane asthe bar 400 (or 600). The foregoing configuration may ensure that thespreader arms 12A, 12B, 12C don't get separated from the frame 12A and,possibly, lost, while providing for easy collapsibility (orexpandability) of the frame to or into the base 200.

When fully and properly assembled, the frame 2A may be configured toform a structure that has near vertical front and rear walls 120, 140(shown in FIG. 3). This configuration may be used to maximize the use ofspace within the portable shelter 1A (as shown, e.g., in FIG. 2).

Referring to FIG. 3, a cover 800 may be placed over the frame 2A toenclose the space therein. The cover 800 may include one or more accessopenings 180 that may be placed in, e.g., a pair of opposing side walls160 for easy access to the interior of the shelter 1A. The cover mayfurther include one or more doors 810 that are configured tosubstantially seal the one more access openings 180. The door(s) 810 maybe configured to open in any direction, including, from left to right,from right to left, from top to bottom, from bottom to top, diagonally,or the like. The door(s) 810 may be configured to be partially orentirely removable. The seal may be formed by a fastening mechanism suchas, e.g., zippers, hook-and-loop fasteners, or the like. The cover 800may be made of a material such as, e.g., cloth, fabrics, canvas, foam,insulating material, fiberglass, metal, carbon fiber, or the like, orany other suitable weatherproof material.

In application, the base 200 is used to anchor the support members 300,400, 500, 600 by means of, e.g., the brackets 700. When stowed, thesupport members 300, 400, 500, 600 are collapsed and lay on top of or inthe base 200. When assembly is required, the primary support members300, 400, 500 are rotated to the positions shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 andtheir respective telescoping side portions 340, 440, 540 are extended.The secondary support member 600 is then rotated upwardly and thestretcher bars 12A, 12B, 12C are put into place. In alternativeconfiguration, the stretcher bars 12A, 12B, 12C, may already be attachedat one end to the support members 300, 400, 500, in which case the bards12A, 12B, 12C may be pivoted and aligned into position (e.g., theconfiguration shown in FIG. 1). The cover 800 may then be mounted overthe assembled frame 2A to form the structure (as shown in FIG. 3).

FIG. 4 shows a side view of another example of a portable shelter 1 thatis constructed according to the principles of the disclosure. Theportable shelter 1 includes a base 10, a frame 5, a cover 20, a windflap 30, a side door 40, and a support bracket 70, a non-removablehinged support member 80. Base 10 may be made of the same material asbase 200. The cover 20 may be made of the same material as cover 800.

A side door 40 is formed into the cover 20. Side door 40 may opened andclosed by means of fastening mechanism, such as, e.g., a zipper, ahook-and-loop fastener, or the like. The cover may, alternatively,include a mechanical door that may be opened by hand or by an actuatorunder control of an electrical signal, and the like. According toaspects of the disclosure, the side door 40 may be provided on only oneside of the shelter, or on both sides of the shelter. If there is asecond side door on the opposite side of the shelter, the second door 40may be constructed to be a mirror image of the first side door 40 (asshown, e.g., in FIG. 4).

A wind flap 30 may be provided and positioned over a bottom portion ofthe side door 40. The wind flap 30 may function to keep out light, wind,cold, snow, water, and the like, without the need to close the side door40 all the way down to the ground surface. The wind flap 30 may be madeout of same material as the cover 20 (or cover 800).

The base 10 includes a plurality of side walls 12 and a floor as shownin FIG. 5. The side walls 12 may include a pair of first side walls, anda pair of longitudinal side walls. The base 10 may be configured to holda portion of, or the entire frame 5 when it is folded into a collapsedconfiguration (as shown, e.g., in FIG. 5).

FIG. 4 shows an example of a side view of the frame 5 that isconstructed according to the principles of the disclosure. The cover 20is installed over and supported by a frame 5 (as shown, e.g., in FIG.4). The frame 5 includes non-removable collapsible support members 50that may be rotated to a diagonal position and a vertical position,non-removable collapsible base support member 50B, removable collapsiblespreader bars 60A and 60B, removable collapsible spreader bar 60C, and anon-removable hinged support member 80.

The support bracket 70, which may be mounted on or (partially orentirely) within the base 10, functions to pivotally anchor the supportmembers 50 and the base support member 50B. One of the support members50 (the first support member), when the frame 5 is in the erectedposition, extends substantially vertically upward from support bracket70, and the other support member 50 (the second support member), whenthe frame 5 is in the erected position, extends substantially diagonallyupward and rearward from the bracket 70. The base support member 50B,when the frame 5 is in the erected position, extends first diagonallydownward and then bends to continue forward from the support bracket 70.The bend in the base support member 50B allows for door clearance sothat persons entering or leaving the shelter 1 do not have to step overthe member 50B to enter or exit the shelter 1. The support members 50and base support member 50B are each collapsible and adjustable as tolength by means of a fastener 90 (as shown e.g., in FIG. 7). Thefastener 90 may include, for example a spring button clip, a spring pin,a pin, a clip, a clamp, a screw, a bolt, a nut, or the like.

The vertical support member 50 may include a plurality of sub-members,including a first submember 52 and a second submember 54. The submembers52 and 54 may be telescopically joined, with the submember 52 beingconfigured to slidably hold submember 54. The submembers 52 and 54 maybe locked into an extended configuration as shown in FIG. 4, by means ofa fastener 90 (as shown, e.g., in FIG. 7).

Additionally, the diagonal support member 50 may include a plurality ofsubmembers, including a first submember 56 and a second submember 58 (asshown in FIG. 4). The submembers 56 and 58 may be telescopically joined,with the submember 56 being configured to slidably hold submember 58.The submembers 56 and 58 may be locked into an extended configuration bythe fastener 90, as shown in FIG. 4.

The base support member 50B may include plurality of submembers,including a first submember 53 and a second submember 55 (as shown inFIG. 4). The submembers 53 and 55 may be telescopically joined, with thesubmember 53 being configured to slidably hold submember 55. Thesubmembers 53 and 55 may be locked into an extended configuration asshown in FIG. 4, by means of the fastener 90.

The non-removable hinged support member 80 may be connected by a hingemechanism 81 to the vertical support member 50 (e.g., slightly below thetop end of support member 50). The hinged support member 80 may beconfigured to extend diagonally downward and forward from the supportbracket 70 (and support member 50) (as shown e.g., in FIG. 4). The hingemechanism 81 may include, e.g., a pivot hinge, a pin, a rivet, abolt-nut, a screw, or the like. Hinged support member 80 is configuredto swing upward when the shelter 1 is erected and downward when theshelter 1 is collapsed. The hinged support member 80 supports the cover20 and eliminates the need for an additional support members extendingdiagonally upward and forward from the support bracket.

The frame 5 of the shelter may be completed by adding the removablespreader bars 60A, 60B, and 60C (as shown in FIG. 4). Spreader bars 60Aand 60B are each collapsible and adjustable as to length by means of afastener 100 as shown in FIG. 8. The fastener 100 may be the same asfastener 90. Spreader bar 60C, which is non-collapsible and thereforehas a fixed length, extends diagonally downward and rearward from thetop of vertical support member 50 to the junction of diagonal supportmember 50 and spreader bar 60A. The spreader bars 60A, 60B, and 60Cimpart tension between the support members with which they interface, inorder to keep the portable shelter in erected position and to preventthe cover 20 from sagging.

Spreader bar 60A extends vertically upward from base 10 to the end ofdiagonal support member 50 that is distal to support bracket 70.Spreader bar 60B extends diagonally upward and to the rear from thefront end of base support member 50B to the front end of hinged supportmember 80, forming an acute angle with the base support member 50B andforming an obtuse angle with hinged support member 80. Spreader bar 60Bsupports hinged support member 80 (as shown e.g., in FIG. 4).

The removable spreader bar 60A may include a plurality of submembers,including a first submember 62A and a second submember 64A (as shown inFIG. 4). The submembers 62A and 64A may be telescopically joined, withthe submember 62A being configured to slidably hold submember 64A. Thesubmembers 62A and 64A may be locked into an extend configuration asshown in FIG. 4, by means of the fastener 90 (or 100).

Additionally, the removable spreader bar 60B may include a plurality ofsubmembers, including a first submember 62B and a second submember 64B(as shown in FIG. 4). The submembers 62B and 64B may be telescopicallyjoined, with the submember 62B being configured to slidably holdsubmember 64B. The submembers 62B and 64B may be locked into an extendedconfiguration as shown in FIG. 4, by means of the fastener 90 (or 100).

In order to transport and store the portable shelter, spreader bars 60A,60B, and 60C are removed, and support members 50 and base support member50B are folded down into the collapsed position shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

While the disclosure has been described in terms of exemplaryembodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the disclosurecan be practiced with modifications in the spirit and scope of theappended claim, drawings and attachment. The examples provided hereinare merely illustrative and are not meant to be an exhaustive list ofall possible designs, embodiments, applications or modifications of thedisclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A portable shelter comprising: a base; a firstcollapsible support member that is projectable substantially diagonallyupward and forward from at least one bracket attached to a portion ofthe base; a second collapsible support member that is projectablesubstantially diagonally upward and rearward from the at least onebracket, the first collapsible support member and second collapsiblesupport member being the only support members projecting upwardly fromthe at least one bracket; a collapsible base support member that isprojectable first diagonally downward from the at least one bracket to abend and then forward from the portion of the base; and anothercollapsible support member that is attachable to an end portion of thecollapsible base support member, the another collapsible support memberhaving two spaced-apart vertical portions, a horizontal portion and twoL-shaped portions connecting the horizontal portion and the twospaced-apart vertical portions, wherein each L-shaped portion creates acurvature transitioning from a vertical direction of a respective one ofthe two space-apart vertical portions to a horizontal direction of thehorizontal portion, wherein the collapsible support member, the anothercollapsible support member, and the collapsible base support membercomprise a frame that allows for a substantially rectangular side dooropening.
 2. The portable shelter of claim 1, further comprising: a covermounted on and over the frame.
 3. The portable shelter of claim 2,wherein the cover comprises: a side door formed in a sidewall of thecover, the side door being capable of being opened and closed to allowentrance into and egress from the portable shelter.
 4. The portableshelter of claim 3, further comprising: a wind flap positionable over abottom portion of the side door.
 5. The portable shelter of claim 1,further comprising: a spreader bar that is configured to extend upwardfrom the base to an end of the second collapsible support member, saidend being distal to the portion of the base.
 6. The portable shelter ofclaim 1, further comprising: a spreader bar that is configured to extendfrom an end of the second collapsible support member.
 7. The portableshelter of claim 1, further comprising: a spreader bar that isconfigured to extend from said another collapsible support member. 8.The portable shelter of claim 1, wherein the two L-shaped portions eachcomprise a bend between the horizontal portion and a respective one ofthe two spaced-apart vertical portions.
 9. The portable shelter of claim1, wherein the base further comprises: a slanted wall portion; and aplurality of openings in the slanted wall portion.
 10. The portableshelter of claim 1, wherein the two L-shaped portions are spaced-apartat opposite ends of the horizontal portion and only one spreader bar isattached to the horizontal portion between the spaced-apart L-shapedportions.
 11. A method of manufacturing a portable shelter, the methodcomprising: providing a base; attaching a first collapsible supportmember to the base, the first collapsible support member beingconfigured to project substantially diagonally upward and forward fromat least one bracket attached to the base when the portable shelter iserected; attaching a second collapsible support member that isprojectable substantially diagonally upward and rearward from the atleast one bracket, the first collapsible support member and secondcollapsible support member being the only collapsible support membersprojecting upwardly from the at least one bracket; attaching acollapsible base support member to the base, the collapsible basesupport member being configured to project first diagonally downward toa bend and then forward from the base; and attaching another collapsiblesupport member to an end portion of the collapsible base support member,the another collapsible support member having two spaced-apart verticalportions, a horizontal portion and two L-shaped portions connecting thehorizontal portion and the two spaced-apart vertical portions, whereineach L-shaped portion creates a curvature transitioning from a verticaldirection of a respective one of the two spaced-apart vertical portionsto a horizontal direction of the horizontal portion, wherein thecollapsible support member, said another collapsible support member, andthe collapsible base support member comprise a frame that allows for asubstantially rectangular side door opening.
 12. The method of claim 11further comprising: providing a spreader bar that may be positionedbetween end portions of the first and second collapsible supportmembers.
 13. The method of claim 11, further comprising: placing a coveron and over the frame.
 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the covercomprises a side door formed in a side wall of the cover to allowentrance into and egress from the portable shelter.
 15. The method ofclaim 11, wherein the two L-shaped portions each comprise a bend betweenthe horizontal portion and a respective one of the two spaced-apartvertical portions.
 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the bend createsa curvature transitioning from a vertical direction of the respectiveone of the two spaced-apart vertical portions to a horizontal directionof the horizontal portion.
 17. The method of claim 11, wherein the stepof providing the base includes providing the base having a slanted wallportion and a plurality of openings in the slanted wall portion.
 18. Themethod of claim 11, wherein the two L-shaped portions are spaced-apartat opposite ends of the horizontal portion and only one spreader bar isattached to the horizontal portion between the spaced-apart L-shapedportions.